• 7101334@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    Forgive the old internet phrase, but

    inb4 “It was never meant to. We’re a Republic, not a direct democracy.”

    A Republic implies that the elected officials endeavor to represent the will of the people. If you think that’s going on in America, you may need to schedule a trepanning procedure or something because some shit’s wrong with your brain.

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      2 months ago

      Maybe electing people to have power over you isn’t really democracy? Like ever? Maybe democracy means you don’t need other people making decisions, but to work them the fuck out among yourselves?

      Or maybe that’s the exact opposite of democracy, and by not voting blue no matter who I’m the worst kind of fascist. Who can say?

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        2 months ago

        I think there are historians and such who have dedicated their lives to studying this shit that can say.

        And they say you’re wrong.

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            2 months ago

            Ah it looks like you’ve failed the “make an argument and attempt to defend it without strawmanning” challenge.

            Sorry, better luck next time.

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                2 months ago

                Please tell me this comment was sarcastic.

                If not: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Straw_man

                Reading your comment again, I’m struggling to figure out what you were even trying to mean.

                Straw men are a real thing that exists in the world. Sometimes, that’s what you’re dealing with.

                Yes, that’s what I’m dealing with, with the post I replied to. That’s not a good thing, it means you don’t have a real argument.

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                  2 months ago

                  I’m saying press ting your position as anything else would be dishonest. Some shit’s just made of straw for real-real.